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Railroaders' Nostalgia > A Kind And Thoughtful SwitchmanDate: 06/01/25 00:30 A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: Ozolian January 5, 1920
 Date: 06/01/25 06:54 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: santafe199 "Well dang it, we were thirsty!"
Date: 06/01/25 09:10 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: jcaestecker If you spot it, they will come.
-John Date: 06/01/25 10:30 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: Ozolian Stay thirsty my friend!!
Date: 06/01/25 12:20 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: atsfer heard of that happening on my section of the RR more than once...whole cars contents of booze vanishing.
Date: 06/01/25 22:46 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: sf1010 Fast forward to 2025, and imagine both a car of booze and a container of sneakers left unattended. I wonder which would be hit first.
Date: 06/02/25 07:10 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: steve4031 There have been incidents on the BNSF transcon where criminals boarded slowly moving freight trains, disconnected the air hose, and once the trains stopped, others boarded, opened the containers, and made off with the merchandise.
Date: 06/04/25 18:22 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: wpdude "i"ve been told" in the old days at Richmond CA, they would kick alcohol cars a little extra hard, to get a little "shlosh" out the overflow and catch it a tin cup...
Date: 06/05/25 04:53 Re: A Kind And Thoughtful Switchman Author: EO Perhaps the switchman had a lengthy past engaged in this sort of activity.
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